"The nonprofit plans to build a 14,000-square-foot structure with offices, a reception area, and studio space for drawing, painting, printmaking, letterpress, book arts and youth programming. There would also be a new community art gallery on Jackson and a public courtyard...Graham Baba Architects will design the project and Gustafson Guthrie Nichol will be the landscape architect." 

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce

Image: Daniels Real Estate

"PCC has been expanding recently, opening locations at Green Lake, Columbia City, and Bothell within the past four years. It plans to open a location in Madison Valley in 2019.  PCC, the nation’s largest natural-foods retail co-op, has also been experimenting with in-store concepts, such as taquerias and more open kitchens.  The Burien location will include a taqueria, along with a cafe featuring fresh-baked goods, as well as standard PCC offerings of organic produce, meat and seafood, and hot and cold food bars."

Source: The Seattle Times

Image: Graham Baba Architects

"...the design riffs on the idea of shifting uses. It takes its visual cue from a sliding tile puzzle, also known as a klotski, where the object is to rearrange tiles to solve the puzzle.  The puzzle is expressed on the south-facing exterior of the building through the use of large, seven-foot-square perforated metal screens that slide up and down for sun shading and privacy."

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce

Image: Graham Baba Architects

"Light floods the office, which is located on the 6th floor of a mixed-use building called Chophouse Row. With over 5,000 square feet of space, Cloud Room houses a large, co-working area filled with rows of tables and chairs, as well as a lounge, a glass-fronted conference room, and phone rooms."

Source: Design Milk

Image: Tim Bies

"The Icehouse Bar, a board-formed, cast-in-place concrete structure pulled tight to the sidewalk’s edge, maintains the street facade established by the existing historic buildings. The Kitchen, essentially a timber-structured, glass-walled pavilion, is pulled back from the sidewalk to open up the corner via a small plaza with restaurant seating."

Source: Competition Online

Image: Lara Swimmer
 

"...the project transforms a dated, street-level retail space and basement into a bustling community and arts educational center. Composed of seven rentable studios, The Studios was established to fill a city-wide void in state-of-the-art space for rehearsals, auditions, readings, recording sessions, and performances."

Source: ArchDaily

Image: Lara Swimmer

"The materiality of the project recalls the agricultural vernacular of the valley and highlights the honest beauty of materials used in their natural or weathered state. Repurposed concrete form boards and formwork are used for ceilings and feature walls, including the wall behind the bar. Sun shades and exterior lighting suspended from angled wood poles, like those used for staking fruit or vines, are yet another nod to the area’s agricultural heritage and complete the transition from building to city to region."

Source: ArchDaily

Image: Lara Swimmer

"A design challenge was ensuring that the staff continued to feel connected even when occupying two separate levels. This was solved by cutting a large, 250-square-foot hole in the 6th floor and inserting a sinuous, glossy white stair into the heart of the program to connect the two floors, which also includes the café/bar. "We wanted the staff to feel like they were not at work, but a part of work," said Graham. "We focused a lot of our attention on trying to create the right mix of spaces." The benefit of connectedness outweighed the loss of floor space.

Source: Dexigner

Image: Lara Swimmer

"Graham Baba Architects and Brian Paquette Interiors have created a co-working space in Seattle called Cloud Room, which provides a shared working environment and private member's club enriched by the people who occupy it. The light-filled space creates opportunities for independence and provides people across a range of fields with the ability to connect and collaborate."

Source: Dexigner

Image: Rafael Soldi

"Located on the fourth four of a six-story multi-use building, the modest 2,738-square-foot space satisfies basic office requirements while simultaneously providing room for entertainment and relaxation...The harmonious balance between interior and exterior, is the defining point of the refurbishment, which helps to offer an outlet for relaxation and socialising outside of work hours." 

Source: Designboom

Photo: Rafael Soldi

"The building’s dark metal facade with striking vertical elements lets you know something big is at play here. As you enter, the breezeway hints at the creative energy buzzing within. Immediately visitors feel like they have left the hustle of Capitol Hill and have entered someplace refined, elegant, and peaceful...Most importantly for us is the way the space fosters community and socializing. The cloistered back patio is often the setting for farmer’s markets, pop up events, and a night market. A lounge above Amandine Bake Shop encourages lingering. Upstairs the co-working space and social club The Cloud Room is a gathering place for discussions, live performances, and other cultural events."

Souce: Capitol Hill Seattle Blog

Image: Graham Baba Architects

"The Hollywood Tavern, a former gas station, became a restaurant back in 1947, but the transformation from burger shack to really good burger shack happened in 2013."

Source: Food & Wine

Image: Graham Baba Architects

"Graham Baba is working with Madison planning firm, Vandewalle & Associates on the project...The market will be on eight acres in the heart of Madison. The goal is to create a vibrant regional center with indoor and outdoor venues for food, arts/crafts, community uses and events. Graham Baba said the city wants the market to help create a “market district” with related businesses."

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce (account required)

Image: Graham Baba Architects

"The town of Kenmore has been making some big changes downtown and one structure at the heart of the plans will help it truly stand out. In the middle of the 24,000-square-foot Town Green currently under construction on the north side of NE 181st Street will be the 4,600-square-foot Kenmore Community Building. Designed by Graham Baba Architects, The Community Building is designed to morph depending upon weather or functional requirements."

Source: Curbed Seattle

Image: Graham Baba Architects